Oolite and Banded iron formation Reserves

Oolite

Banded iron formation

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

United Kingdom

USA

Colombia

Adelaide, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Yorke Peninsula

China, India, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Canada, Mexico, USA

Bolivia, Brazil

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Reserves of Oolite and Banded iron formation

The reserves of Oolite and Banded iron formation are geographically distributed all over the world. Oolite and Banded iron formation reserves play an important role in a country’s economic growth. Rocks are deposited according to the topography of the area. Some oldest rocks can be found in the Canadian Shield, Australia, Africa and in a few other old regions around the world. The ages of these felsic rocks are around 2.5 and 3.8 billion years. Learn about the countries with Oolite and Banded iron formation reserves here.